June 18, 2017
Justin Thomas comes crashing back to earth after fireworks 63
ERIN, Wis. — Justin Thomas shot a 63 in Saturday’s third round of the US Open. Unfortunately, he had to come back for a fourth round Sunday and things didn’t...
'I'm going to kill all Muslims': driver who struck worshippers in London
The driver of the van that plowed into worshippers leaving a mosque in London was ranting and raving about wanting to take lives -- screaming, "I'm going to kill all...
This is the Michael Conforto the Mets need to save season
Michael Conforto started his postgame talk with the media with a smile. The young Mets outfielder was happy to talk about what went right for him Sunday afternoon, rather than...
Google pledges $1M for Stonewall riots history project
Google pledged $1 million on Sunday to help record the stories of anyone and everyone involved in the Stonewall riots, a landmark moment in the battle for gay rights. The...
This could be the Yankees' new normal
OAKLAND, Calif. — Who would have pegged the lovely state of California, where Lana Turner once got her big break at a soda counter, as the locale of shattered dreams...
Trump Tower police detail has finally been scaled back
With the first family now officially reunited in the White House, the NYPD presence around Trump Tower has been dramatically reduced — and police and nearby businesses are breathing big...
Nets won't get added obstacle from Russia for free-agent target
After an internet report claimed CSKA Moscow had upped its offer to keep Milos Teodosic, Israeli journalist David Pick shot down that report. He said the Nets’ free-agent target still...
Driver in wrong-way crash may have been trying to evade police
Four people were injured in a wrong-way crash on Long Island while possibly trying to evade police, sources said. The crash happened as the vehicle was traveling the wrong way...
Construction worker falls to his death from scaffolding
A 58-year-old construction worker died after falling off scaffolding while working on the outside of a Brooklyn building, officials said. The man was working at a building on Nostrand Ave....
Mets booth ignores the obvious even when sitting on the truth
Hey, I just work here. They tell me to watch the games, then write what I think. My qualification? Experience. I can recall when home-run hitters were too far past...
LaGuardia worker run over by vehicle on tarmac
An airport worker was run over by a vehicle on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport Sunday morning -- as startled jetsetters watched the aftermath out of their plane windows. Passengers...
Swim! Swim faster, Stitches!
“Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear. And it shows them, pearly white”... Mikey’s back in town! Fastest swimmer of all time Michael Phelps will race a great white...
TJ Rivera makes his case to stick with Mets
T.J. Rivera’s spot in the majors appears safe. His place in the Mets’ starting lineup looks the same. The versatile Mets infielder, who has been demoted to Triple-A twice this...
Rubio urges Trump to embrace a full Russia investigation
WASHINGTON – Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday rejected calls to shut down the Russia probe and urged President Trump to embrace a full investigation. “The best thing for the president...
Megyn Kelly presses Alex Jones on Sandy Hook denial
Megyn Kelly's controversial interview with Alex Jones finally aired Sunday night -- opening with a defiant statement from the NBC host, noting the public outrage and explaining why the network...
Knicks' dream draft pick has 'Greek Freak' talent: Szczerbiak
If guards Dennis Smith Jr., Malik Monk, Donovan Mitchell and Frank Ntilikina are on the board when the Knicks' turn comes at No. 8 on Thursday, what would Wally Szczerbiak...
Military releases details about how USS Fitzgerald crashed
The Navy on Sunday revealed details of the final moments of seven sailors who died aboard a destroyer after it collided with a container ship near Japan — ripping open...
State Dept. must help make Turkey pay for assault on protesters
Local Washington, DC, law enforcement last week filed charges against a dozen members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail in last month’s violent attack on lawful protesters on...
Jets castoff Eric Decker signs with Titans
Eric Decker is heading home. The former Jets wide receiver agreed to a one-year deal with the Titans, the team announced Sunday. Decker and his family live near Nashville to...
Vehicle strikes pedestrians near mosque in London
A van plowed into a group of Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in London, killing one person and injuring several others just after midnight, cops said. British...
Former Met Edgardo Alfonzo ready to share what he's learned
For eight major league seasons, Edgardo Alfonzo took the field at Shea Stadium and developed himself into one of the best infielders in Mets history. As he was doing so,...
Brooks Koepka rides brilliant final round to US Open victory
ERIN, Wis. — In defense of his 2016 US Open title, Dustin Johnson failed to make the cut this week. But when Johnson left Erin Hills Friday, he apparently was...
Yankees end West Coast horror show with sixth straight loss
OAKLAND, Calif. — Do the Yankees need a day away from a baseball season that is aboard a bobsled to Baseball Hell without a brake man? You bet. “This is...
Team Trump comes through in the war on MS-13
In an early success of the Trump administration campaign to “devastate” MS-13 and similar gangs, the feds last week arrested close to 40 accused MS-13 gangbangers in the city and...
The truth about de Blasio's 'jobs plan'
Mayor de Blasio apparently has jobs on the brain as he campaigns for re-election. On Thursday, he unveiled a plan (well, a “pathway,” aides cautiously termed it) for creating 100,000...
Schumer says city needs anti-heroin SWAT team
The feds are forming four new SWAT teams to specifically combat the nation’s heroin epidemic — and the embattled metro area should get one of them, US Sen. Chuck Schumer...
Pences welcome two new furry friends to the family
The Pences welcomed a new kitten and dog into their home.
Telling terrorists how to attack New York City
More than any other place in the world, New York City remains in the crosshairs of violent terrorists. And unfortunately, our adversaries have multiplied. What was once the domain of...
Whole Foods has been forgetting the customer
Whole Foods chief John Mackey has finally lost control of his company, which he calls his “baby.” Friday, he sold it to Amazon for 25 percent less than its 2015...
Daniel Murphy looked human for once and Mets took advantage
This looked more like the player Mets fans were used to than the one who had somehow been reborn in the nation’s capital as an MVP candidate. In the fourth...
The public-shaming mob's latest victims
Last week, a scandal surfaced on the reality TV show “Bachelor in Paradise.” The details were fuzzy, but apparently a producer felt uncomfortable during filming and accused one participant of...
Why politicians like irrational voters and other notable comments
View from Europe: Helmut Kohl’s Cold War Heroics Helmut Kohl, the former German chancellor who presided over the country’s reunification as the Cold War ended and who died Friday, deserves...
Mayoral candidate wants to fix your hellish commute
It’s time for the mayor to take New Yorkers’ commuter nightmare seriously, and a candidate seeking to oust Bill de Blasio says he is just the man to do that....
The big takeaway from how the Yankees and Mets drafted
It started last Monday, with the Yankees taking South Carolina right-hander Clarke Schmidt at No. 16. Three picks later, the Mets tabbed Oregon lefty David Peterson. By two days later,...
First Family returns from inaugural visit to Camp David
The First Family returned from their inaugural visit to Camp David on Sunday with President Trump's son 11-year-old son Barron seemingly impressed by the chopper ride back to the White...
Islanders' protected players list could signal deal is in the works
With the Islanders stockpiling young talent for a decade, they now have run into a moderate problem — and it could end up costing them a high draft pick. Every...
This could be Mets' first step on very long road back
The Mets won a baseball game Sunday afternoon, they salvaged the final game of a four-game series with the Nationals and they were able to turn Citi Field into a...
Former UFC fighter dies of brain injury after boxing knockout
Boxer and former UFC fighter Tim Hague died Sunday after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a knockout loss Friday. He was 34. “It is with incredible sadness, sorrow and...
North Korea claims diplomats got 'literally mugged' at JFK
North Korea claimed Sunday that a delegation of diplomats got “literally mugged” by American authorities at JFK Airport — and demanded an official apology while also questioning whether the Big...
US shoots down Syrian Air Force fighter
A Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian Air Force plane that dropped bombs near fighters aligned with America in the battle against the Islamic State, the US-led military coalition...
Congressman to push bill that lets lawmakers carry guns
WASHINGTON — A Republican congressman who survived the horrific baseball shooting will offer legislation this week to allow lawmakers to carry guns throughout the nation’s capital. “I’m going to be...
Even de Blasio thinks proposed surveillance bill is too liberal
A City Council bill that would force the NYPD to reveal its anti-terror tools and tactics is too liberal even for the city’s left-leaning mayor — who charged Sunday the...
Russian ad execs are poking fun at hacking controversies
Even Russia’s ad execs are getting cheeky about the dustups over hacking and spying that have lately stoked tensions between their country and the US. Nikita Ershov, an executive at...
84 dogs rescued from mansion operating as puppy mill
Life wasn’t so great for these Great Danes. Police and animal advocates rescued 84 of the huge hounds as they lived in squalor inside a gated Wolfeboro, NH, mansion that...
Sergey Kovalev filing protest, says low blows ended title fight
LAS VEGAS — After leaving no doubt who was the best light heavyweight around, Andre Ward talked about securing his place as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the...
Jacob deGrom saves Mets with first homer, dominant pitching
Jacob deGrom wasn’t going to tip his hat and call the Nationals his daddy. After losing the first three games of a potentially key series to Washington — and six...
Iran fires missiles at ISIS in retaliation for Tehran terror attacks
Iran fired missiles on Sunday into eastern Syria, aiming at the bases of militant groups it holds responsible for attacks in Tehran which left 18 dead last week, Iran's Tasnim...
Ari Emanuel says leaving ICM was his toughest moment
Ari Emanuel’s dramatic, Hollywood script-worthy exit from talent agency ICM more than 20 years ago was the mogul’s biggest professional fight, the WME/IMG co-CEO recalled on Sunday. “It was the...
'Victoria Gotti of Funeral Homes' scores huge win over city
The city will wipe out $165,000 in fines and penalties it had levied against beloved Brooklyn mortician Doris Amen after admitting last week it wrongly accused her of “keeping dead...
Baseball practice shooting survivor celebrates Father's Day
WASHINGTON – A congressional shooting survivor celebrated Father’s Day thankful for his life and pleading for an end to “political terrorism.” “No one deserves to have the violence that we...
A snake is on the loose after biting its owner
A snake bit its 53-year-old owner in the foot in a Manhattan apartment early Saturday, police said. Waldo Santiago was in his fifth-floor apartment on West 45th Street near Ninth...
Banks make it nearly impossible to re-open hacked accounts
Dear John: I have been a customer of Chase Bank for 30 years and am a member of its private banking division. Recently, I found out that someone hacked into...
Here's why veterans make amazing medical professionals
When Rego Park resident Matthew Smith attended boot camp in 2012 as a Navy hospital corpsman, a profound sight made him stop in his tracks. “Four servicemen were wheeled out...
2 dead in suspected jihadist attack on Mali luxury resort
A luxury resort popular with Western tourists in Mali is under attack and two people have been killed, according to reports. "There is an attack by presumed jihadists on the...
Trump's attorney contradicts himself on investigation denial
A member of Donald Trump's personal legal team sent out to deny the president is under investigation, did just the opposite on "Fox News Sunday" -- twice saying "he's being...
I'm a recent college grad, how do I land a job?
I am a 2016 graduate and have experienced a hard time with landing an entry-level job in my field. Do you have any tips to getting my foot in the...
Jeanie Buss gets emotional talking about Phil Jackson split
Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss doesn’t appear over the Zen Master just yet. In a lengthy profile on Buss’ career in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times, Buss got emotional when discussing...
UFC plans to add real-time, MLB-style stats to broadcasts
Mixed Martial Arts junkies are soon going to get MLB-style stats illustrating just how tough the fighters are. That’s according to a new plan outlined by UFC and owner WME/IMG...
Tim Tebow takes bat toss to whole new insane level
Tim Tebow has been a huge draw in the Mets minor league system. His games with Single-A Columbus draw hordes of fans, all hoping to see something they have never...
Ex-UN ambassador: We need answers from North Korea
A former US ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday said North Korea needs to explain how an American university student the reclusive regime released last week had been in...
Man charged in accidental shooting of 10-year-old boy
The man who accidentally shot a 10-year-old boy while handling a friend's gun in Staten Island was charged early Sunday, cops said. Semion Mosheshvili, 42, turned himself in to cops...
Japanese cite 'professional negligence' in US ship disaster
The container ship that crashed into a US Navy destroyer, killing as many as seven American sailors, could be liable for "professional negligence," Japanese authorities say. Local investigators are probing...
Legislator calls on de Blasio to advocate for charter schools
The bitter stand-off over mayoral control of city schools raged into Sunday with state Senate Republicans slamming Mayor de Blasio for his resistance to charter schools and de Blasio arguing...
'Illegal' flammable siding may have contributed to deadly high-rise blaze
The highly flammable siding on London's burned-out Grenfell Tower should never have been there in the first place -- because it's illegal on UK high-rises, a British pol revealed Sunday....
Gingrich says Comey may be under investigation
WASHINGTON - Newt Gingrich stepped up his fierce defense of Donald Trump on Sunday by suggesting that former FBI Director James Comey may be part of a federal probe –...
Simon Cowell putting together charity single for high-rise fire victims
Some of Britain’s biggest singing superstars — under the direction of reality-TV titan Simon Cowell — are recording a charity song on the scale of “We Are The World” to...
Russia compares Trump's Cuba plan to Cold War-era 'rhetoric'
Russia slammed President Trump's plan to reverse US policies on Cuba as a return to Cold War-era "rhetoric." "The new line towards Cuba announced by US President Donald Trump takes...
NYPD anti-terror chief: Surveillance bill would help terrorists
The NYPD's counterterror chief on Sunday trashed a city council bill that would force the department to reveal surveillance methods and other key secrets it employs to track and foil...
Trump's lawyer denies president is under investigation
WASHINGTON – A lawyer for Donald Trump said Sunday the president is not under federal investigation despite his posting on Twitter that he was and decrying the probe as a...
Several churches found sprayed with satanic graffiti
The vandalism occurred at three churches in North Amityville on Long Island.
Trump thought running for president would be 'more fun than a yacht'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reveals in a new book that Donald Trump thought running for president would cost about as much as a yacht and be "a lot more...
Sheriff Clarke turns down Department of Homeland Security gig
Milwaukee County Sheriff and prominent President Trump supporter David Clarke Jr. has turned down a senior role in the Department of Homeland Security -- but says he'll support the president...
Man slashes Union Square straphanger in 'random' attack: cops
A man randomly slashed a straphanger at a subway station in Union Square over the weekend, police said. Police released a surveillance image of the suspect and allege he attacked...
DOE rewards teachers and retirees as student performance lags
The city’s school system gets little bang for its buck. While per-pupil spending has skyrocketed, student performance has hardly budged — and in some areas has slid — according to...
Discount cards offer wildly differing prices on prescription drugs
This is an expensive pill to swallow for discount drug store consumers. The pharmacy prices on a variety of well-known prescription drugs bought with a discount card could be making...
Trump obsesses over his approval ratings
President Trump took to Twitter to boast about his poll numbers and progress on his agenda Sunday morning -- despite what he says is a "witch hunt" against him. "The...
Prospect Park spends over $2 million to collect human poop
With a pricetag this big, these crappers should be made of gold. Prospect Park boosters spent $2.34 million in taxpayer money to install four composting toilets, which will collect human...
Bankers, media experts join forces at annual Cannes Lions
The annual Cannes Lions ad festival and conference kicked off this weekend, bringing a host of bankers and media business folks to the Cote d’Azur — and perhaps pre-empting the...
UFT scores big as school spending rises
There is one clear winner as school spending costs rise each year: the United Federation of Teachers. No group in the city has amassed more political clout than the teachers...
Trump and GOP break records fundraising $10.8M
President Trump and the Republican National Committee continued raking in the dough last month, collecting $10.8 million — a party record for May of a post-presidential year. The haul was...
Britain to help family of Syrian refugee killed in fire travel to UK
LONDON — British officials say they are helping the Syrian family of the first officially confirmed victim of the London tower blaze to come to Britain. The Home Office said...
Dennis Rodman is selling T-shirts to 'save the world'
Just back from a mysterious trip to the communist Hermit Kingdom, Dennis Rodman is testing the limits of capitalism by hawking T-shirts promoting himself as “Ambassador Rodman.” “I come in...
This deaf dog knows a special type of sign language
This dog is hard of hearing, but easy to love. A deaf 4-year-old pit bull rescue named Blue has learned to “sit” and “come” just like any other pup —...
Man sues city after drunkenly leaping from moving ambulance
A Staten Island man who drunkenly jumped out of the back of a moving ambulance is now suing the city for letting him leap. Yaugeni Kralkin, 54, admits he was...
Man killed in unprovoked attack as he pumped gas into his car
A 46-year-old man was killed in what appeared to be an unprovoked shooting as he pumped gas at a Brooklyn gas station on Saturday, according to cops and a station...
Raging forest fires kill dozens in central Portugal
AVELAR, Portugal — Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 43 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what Prime...
Yankees have nowhere to turn as Masahiro Tanaka mess worsens
OAKLAND, Calif. — This day brought no questions about what’s next for Masahiro Tanaka. No proposals to solve the greatest mystery in the $155 million man’s professional career. Part of...
'ANTM' judge Nigel Barker is the new face of Invivo Wines
Former “America’s Next Top Model” judge Nigel Barker thinks he may have been a wine smuggler. Barker, who just signed on to be the US face of New Zealand’s Invivo...
Yoenis Cespedes starting to roll, so it's time for a day off
Saturday was another lost day for the Mets, but Yoenis Cespedes managed to show some positive signs. Before the Mets lost to the Nationals, 7-4, manager Terry Collins said he...
Mirror Awards turn nasty as columnist slams New York Times
Last week’s Mirror Awards honoring media journalism, held at Cipriani 42nd Street, turned nasty, with The Nation media columnist Eric Alterman throwing some tough punches at the New York Times....
Navy ends search for 7 missing sailors after finding bodies
YOKOSUKA, Japan — The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors missing after their destroyer collided with a merchant ship in waters off Japan was called off Sunday after several bodies...
Aroldis Chapman returns and not a moment too soon
OAKLAND, Calif. — Aroldis Chapman will be activated from the disabled list Sunday and return to the closer role Dellin Betances handled very well while Chapman was sidelined with an...
Men are throwing down hundreds of dollars on sneakers
Forget leather loafers and wingtips. Men are spending more on sneakers these days, according to department store Neiman Marcus, which disclosed on an earnings call last week that sneakers account...
Is Hackenberg getting fair shake? Plus 4 other big Jets questions
A very rocky and interesting offseason is over for the Jets. They concluded their offseason program with last week’s three-day minicamp. The Jets spent this offseason shedding salary and veteran...
US Open leader proves you don't have to hit it a long way
ERIN, Wis. — When Brian Harman’s dad dropped him off at football practice when he was a kid, the elder Harman told him not to be disappointed if he didn’t...
Man whose heart was still beating issued death certificate: suit
New York-Presbyterian Hospital issued a death certificate for a Brooklyn man whose heart was still beating, and his family is fighting to get the document withdrawn in what experts call...
Russians putting up a fight with Nets for coveted point guard
Free agent Milos Teodosic is right at the top of the Nets’ wish list, but the Serbian point guard’s current team seemingly isn’t giving him up without a fight. As...
Davis Webb to receivers galore: 5 Giants minicamp revelations
An eight-week offseason program came to an end this past week with a three-day mandatory minicamp, providing the Giants with a final look at the players they’ve assembled on their...
Ex-Erin Hills owner reaches US Open promised land after heartbreak
ERIN, Wis. — Passion always has been a virtue for Bob Lang. It’s obsession that doomed him. It was Lang’s vision and passion that created Erin Hills and the 117th...
Mom finds her 3-month-old baby dead and bleeding in crib: cops
A Queens mom said she found her 3-month-old boy dead in his crib Saturday morning, cops said. Little Ziare Reefe was unresponsive at their home on Falcon Avenue in Bayswater,...
Jerry Blevins on striking out his hero, waiting for his bobblehead
Mets reliever Jerry Blevins took some time out for a Q&A with The Post's Steve Serby. Q: Who was your boyhood idol? A: My mom, raising my brother and I...
The moment Paul Azinger let honesty slip into US Open
Here’s hoping Paul Azinger isn’t fired for what he said on the air. He certainly “crossed the line” while, as they say in issued statements, “not reflecting the standards” of...
Woman watching ballet gets karate chopped from behind: suit
“Swan Lake” was a real pain in the neck for a Florida woman who claims someone “karate chopped” her from behind as she watched the Tchaikovsky ballet at Lincoln Center....
Nets may be eyeing their own Latvian unicorn in NBA draft
With two picks in the bottom of the first round and tons room for improvement on a league-worst 20-62 mark, the Nets may have to gamble in Thursday’s draft. And...
Patrick Reed shot a big-time score but it wasn't the day's best
ERIN, Wis. — It’s not often that a player shoots 65 in a U.S. Open third round and is overshadowed. But that’s what happened to Patrick Reed on Saturday in...
Two big Mets bats disappearing at the worst time
Yoenis Cespedes was back to providing an MVP-caliber bat Saturday, but two of the Mets’ hottest bats in his absence have disappeared since his return from a hamstring injury. While...
Stitches: Tie goes to the Father
What’s his name? Who’s your daddy? The nominees for father of the year are: LaVar Ball for “all three of my boys are going to be one-and-done.” Phil Mickelson for...
Uber's board allowed total lack of 'very basic HR functions'
What is going on in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley? Last week Uber CEO Travis Kalanick needed to temporarily step away from the company he founded because of unruly conduct...
Bomb explosion in Colombia shopping center kills three
BOGOTA, Colombia — A homemade bomb placed in a women's bathroom rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia's capital Saturday, killing three people, including a French woman, and...
French pick with all the Knicks want, they just need to get him
During the French League semifinal between Strasbourg and Lyon-Villeurbonne earlier this month, Olivier Mazet, the French agent for Frank Ntilikina, arranged for a postgame dinner. He invited his client, Ntilikina,...
Aaron Judge receives hero's welcome in hometown debut
OAKLAND, Calif. — “You’ve got to come to Oakland,” John Precissi said Saturday afternoon, as he surveyed Section 104 of the Coliseum, “to see people from Linden.” Precissi, a teacher,...
Rickie Fowler can shed this dreaded label with US Open win
ERIN, Wis. — It’s time for Rickie Fowler to get it done the way Sergio Garcia did at Augusta. It’s time for him to prove he has what it takes...
Putin slams Senate's vote to tighten sanctions against Russia
Vladimir Putin scolded the US Senate Saturday for voting to tighten sanctions against Russia. “It will, of course, complicate the Russian-American relationship,” the Russian president said in an interview. “I...
80-year-old man riding bike struck and killed by bus
An elderly bicyclist was struck and killed by a bus in Chelsea Saturday afternoon — the second fatal charter-bus collision in the neighborhood in a week. Michael Mamoukakis, 80, was...
Why Dan Girardi always will be considered Rangers royalty
On Jan. 12, Dan Girardi was sharing his memories with me of Steven McDonald, the inspirational NYPD Detective who had died two days earlier and for whom the Rangers’ Extra...
Andre Ward keeps his word and stops Sergey Kovalev in 8th round
LAS VEGAS — Andre Ward vowed he would leave no doubt this time around. He didn't, turning the tables on a big puncher and stopping Sergey Kovalev in the eighth...
Social media could cost you your dream job
Big Brother may or may not be watching you, but there is an increasing likelihood that prospective employers are — at least when it comes to your social media persona....